Programs and Systems Advisor

Southern California Edison; Pomona, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Southern California Edison is seeking a Programs & Systems Advisor within DFAS Design to evaluate, develop, and oversee system projects with moderate impact. You will support planning, design tools, and IT coordination to ensure data integrity and successful implementations.

Remote work is allowed with California residency; occasional travel up to 10% to field sites is expected. You will lead or contribute to UAT, post-implementation testing, and develop dashboards and reports to support

Qualifications

• Seven+ years of experience in energy delivery and distribution.
• Experience supporting utility planning systems such as AUD and Design Manager.
• Experience leading technology projects with IT coordination.
• Experience developing and executing User Acceptance Testing, Post-Implementation Testing, and test scripts.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills with multi-project management.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office; AutoCAD knowledge preferred.

Responsibilities

• Oversees and executes contracts and agreements in compliance with instructions and regulatory requirements.
• Monitors and coordinates transmission and distribution activities delivering energy to customers.
• Develops data management practices to sustain model integrity.
• Retrieves and analyzes business data to develop insights and dashboards.
• Ensures regulatory compliance and tracks project cost, scope, and schedule.

Skills

Energy delivery

Data analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Project coordination

Microsoft Office

Tools

AUD

Design Manager

AutoCAD

Job description

Join the Clean Energy Revolution

Become aPrograms & Systems Advisor under Design & Field Asset Services (DFAS) Design at Southern California Edison (SCE) and build a better tomorrow. In this role, you’ll evaluate, develop, and oversee the implementation of systems projects that have a moderate financial or operational impact on the business unit or company. As an Advisor in the Programs & Systems organization, your work will help power our planet, reduce carbon emissions, and create cleaner air for everyone.

Are you ready to take on the challenge to help us build the future?

Key Focus Areas

• Support the Planning organizations to help perform daily work, prioritize fixes, test items for migrations, develop and implement system enhancements and assist other members of Design Support with anything involving system tools.

• Evaluate and confirm systems processes and interfaces across multiple platforms that include, but are not limited to Design Manager, AUD, SPIDA, CSRP, TCONN, SAP, Bluebeam, BRP3.

• Provide insights and best practices to users navigating systems used within the Planning organization.

• Validate and resolve systems issues with IT, identifying missed procedural steps in the system, creating and updating job aids, and completing user acceptance and post verification testing.

Responsibilities

• Oversees and executes contracts and agreements in compliance with administrative instructions and regulatory requirements.
• Ensures that permits and easements for facilities are obtained in accordance with all relevant city, county, and additional agencies.
• Develops and implements data management practices to sustain model integrity.
• Directs and coordinates transmission and distribution activities that provide energy services to customers, leading outage management, facility maintenance and capital improvements.
• Obtains management approval for on-going projects and conducts tracking, analysis and resolution of project cost, scope, resource and schedule issues, ensuring commitment on detailed work plans, including contingency and communication plans.
• Retrieves, analyzes and summarizes business, operations, customer and economic data in order to develop business intelligence, optimize effectiveness and predict business outcomes.
• Identifies, analyzes, and interprets trends or patterns and prepares ongoing reports and data visualizations (e.g., charts, dashboards, heat maps) in order to support business decisions.
• Monitors budget variances on a regular basis and prepares and monitors long term budget forecasts.
• A material job duty of all positions within the Company is ensuring the protection of all its physical, financial and cybersecurity assets, and properly accessing and managing private customer data, proprietary information, confidential medical records, and other types of highly sensitive information and data with the highest standards of conduct and integrity.

Minimum Qualifications

• Seven or more years of experience in energy delivery and distribution.

Preferred Qualifications

• Five or more years of experience supporting utility planning systems, including maps, work orders, pricing documentation, or material ordering.
• Experience with distribution planning processes, capital work system flows, and tools such as AUD and Design Manager.
• Experience supporting Planning organizations within District, Technical, Transmission, or New Business environments.
• Experience leading or contributing to technology projects, including business requirements, coordination with IT developers, and IPSEC activities.
• Experience developing and executing User Acceptance Testing, Post-Implementation Testing, and test scripts.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills, with the ability to manage multiple projects and deliverables with minimal oversight.
• Strong communication, training, and cross-functional collaboration skills in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications and knowledge of Distribution Design Standards; AutoCAD certification is preferred.

Additional Information

• The position’s work mode isremote.Employee isable to work primarily at home or remote however, the employee may be expected to come to an SCE facility on occasion. Unless otherwise noted, employees are required to work andreside in the state of California. Hiring organizations can add further requirements related to specific jobs. Further details of this work mode will be discussed at the interview stage. The work mode can be changed based on business needs.
• Visit our Candidate Resource page to get meaningful information related to benefits, perks, resources, testing information, hiring process, and more!
• Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.
• Position will require up to10%traveling and being out in the field throughout theSCE service territory.

• Relocation does not apply to this position.

About Southern California Edison

The people at SCE don't just keep the lights on. Our mission is so much bigger. We’re fueling the kind of innovation that’s changing an entire industry, and quite possibly the planet. Join us and create a future with cleaner energy, while providing our customers with the safety and reliability they demand. At SCE, you’ll have a chance to grow personally and professionally, making a real impact in Southern California and around the world.

Southern California Edison is a proud Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status.

We are committed to ensuring that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodations at [e-mail] or [phone] and select option 2.